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Torfaen planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Torfaen website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
23,682Searchable applications
185Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,113 approved or refused records
2,374Refused applications

18,739 approved · 2,374 refused · 1,043 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 1986 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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More application records

  1. Decided87/P/12262

    Freestanding advertising hoardings

    L& On Bank Of R/About Motors Clarence Corner Pontypool Gwent

    Received 15 May 1987
  2. Decided86/P/11774

    Kitchen and bathroom extension

    Ty Gwyn Cottage Pantygasseg Pontypool Gwent

    Received 1 Oct 1986
  3. Decided87/P/12002

    Erection on garden shed

    43 East Rd Oakfield Park Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 2 Feb 1987
  4. Decided86/P/11825

    Canopy

    2 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 22 Oct 1986
  5. Decided86/P/11514

    Kitchen extension

    2 Marl CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 20 Jun 1986
  6. Decided02/P/06642

    pruning of both oak trees

    The Oaks Pentrepiod Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 16 Apr 2002
  7. Decided02/P/06609

    extension to dining room and rear porch/canopy, amendments to 01/P/05914

    Fairacres 14 Trelech CL Cwmbran

    Received 10 Apr 2002
  8. Decided87/P/12537

    Erection of signs

    1 The Mall Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Sept 1987
  9. Withdrawn01/P/05330

    extension to church to form meeting room on first floor with larger vestibule and foyer on ground floor

    Llanyrafon Methodist Church Llanyrafon Way Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 2 May 2001
  10. Decided99/P/02874

    new roof to existing house (pitched roof to part dwelling now a flat roof)

    43 Pettingale Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NZ

    Received 16 Mar 1999
  11. Decided98/P/01772

    residential development four detached dwellings

    Snatchwood Park Lewis Woods Pentrepiod Pontypool

    Received 16 Jan 1998
  12. Decided98/P/01739

    change from single to double storey bungalow

    Hendaw Manor Rd Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7EA

    Received 5 Jan 1998
  13. Decided87/P/12147

    Change of use to storage of kitchen components and tools of trade

    Garage No. 5 CRT E Rear Of Wiston Path Fairwater Cwmbran 46

    Received 1 Apr 1987
  14. Decided01/P/05799

    Removal of Condition 7 of consent 96/P/00096 to allow development of two dwellings without the provision of speed restriction ramps.

    Site Adj To Whitegate Hses Pentrepiod Rd Pontypool

    Received 3 Aug 2001
  15. Decided99/P/03490

    removal of condition on opening hours and extension to midnight

    Shaheen T&Oori Green View The Highway New Inn Pontypool

    Received 9 Nov 1999
  16. Decided98/P/02575

    top to a safe height

    Silver Birch In Garden Of 1 Turnpike CL Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 19 Nov 1998
  17. Decided98/P/02254

    two storey extension to side

    Roche Cottage Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 23 Jul 1998
  18. Decided97/P/01244

    fencing for security purposes 1.8 mtr high chain link

    A E Transmissions The Auto Care Centre (Off Fountain Rd) Pontymoile Pontypool

    Received 2 Jul 1997
  19. Decided97/P/00934

    change of use from industrial to class B8 warehousing with ancillary trade counter and erection of secure compound

    Unit 7 Blaenwern Avondale Ind Est Cwmbran

    Received 10 Mar 1997
  20. Decided96/P/00621

    change of use from building contractors depot to precision engineering sheet metal work/welding B1 development

    The Old Yard Church Rd Talywain Pontypool

    Received 13 Nov 1996
  21. Decided93/P/18519

    renewal of planning permission for one single demountable classroom unit

    Greenlawn JNR SCH Glascoed Rd New Inn Pontypool

    Received 25 Oct 1993
  22. Decided93/P/18273

    extension to existing industrial building Phase 1

    Iep Doncasters Ltd Blaenavon Division Forgeside Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 28 Jul 1993
  23. Decided92/P/17644

    4 Close Care Bungalows (with access to bus stop)

    Thistle CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 11 Dec 1992
  24. Decided01/P/05910

    attic conversion to bedroom

    Friston Caerleon Rd Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8TY

    Received 10 Sept 2001

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Torfaen County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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